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Jesus. If we kept this up, I was going to throw a boner on the dance floor. “Back to Bella and Jude,” I suggested.
“What about them?”
“Besides the age thing, why can’t Bella and Jude be together?”
“I think it’s more the fact if they got together and things didn’t work out, it would ruin things for more than just them.”
“I see.”
“Because neither one of them is willing to stick their neck out, they’re trapped in this hellish limbo.”
“Jesus, that sucks.”
Gaby’s expression saddened. “I know. Since Bella turned eighteen, it’s been like this. It’s this vicious cycle where they both keep getting involved with other people, which always ends badly. Jude was even married for a couple of years.”
“Was he like cheating with Bella?”
Her eyes widened. “God no. It just didn’t work out.” She exhaled raggedly. “More than anything in the world, I want them to be happy, and deep down, I know that’s being together.”
“I can’t imagine having to be around forbidden fruit like that all that time and pretending like I’m not dying on the inside.”
“I know.” Suddenly Gaby jerked in my arms. “Oh my God.”
“Are you okay?”
“Maybe we can fan the fires a little between them.”
“What do you have in mind?”
“I want you to dance with Bella.”
Oh hell no. Of all the things she had to ask me, why did it have to be that? “I don’t think that’s a good idea.”
“Why not?”
“First of all, I suck at dancing.”
“You do not.” At my pointed look, she added, “While you’re not great at waltzing, you have a lot of potential.”
“Bullshit.”
“You do. You’ve been doing a great job dancing with me now.”
“Stop trying to suck up to me.”
“It’s the truth. And I’m not asking you to waltz with Gaby, just slow dance.”
“And that brings me to reason number two. I don’t think you’re really thinking it through about having me and your sister pressed up against each other.”
“While I’m certain there’s nothing on her end where you’re concerned, I’m pretty confident there’s nothing about her for you.”
“Absolutely not.”
“Then what will it hurt?”
In the end, I really didn’t have an answer except to continue whining like a little bitch. At my continued silence, Gaby took my hand in hers. “Please do this for me?” After poking out her bottom lip, Gaby fluttered her lashes at me.
“You don’t play fair.”
